UK police announce new leads in missing girl case
British police say they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the Briton who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age ...
Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds
A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the ...

'The Audience' to be shown in US nursing home
A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" — some retired show business veterans in a New ...
Fitch downgrades Slovenia amid banking concerns
Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded Slovenia's credit grade by one notch, citing a weak economic outlook and a frail banking system. It cut the ...

Villa Park prepared for Premier League playoff
The Premier League says Aston Villa's stadium will host the playoff for third place between Arsenal and Chelsea if they finish level on points, goal ...
Horse racing chiefs widen doping probe
The British Horseracing Authority has widened the scope of a doping investigation that was launched last month after a trainer admitted to giving ...

AP Source: CK Wu tells Rogge he'll seek presidency
Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. Wu notified Jacques ...
Stoke launches probe after prank backfires
Stoke has launched an internal investigation following reports that a pig's head was found in the locker of one of the team's players. The Premier ...
Wilkinson the key as Toulon eyes 1st European Cup
Jonny Wilkinson will put his battered body through one more test of durability on Saturday as he attempts to guide Toulon to a first European Cup ...

George Michael injured in another car crash
George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London.
EU to ban reusable olive oil bottles in eateries
The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European ...

Martinez hints at departure from relegated Wigan
Roberto Martinez has hinted he may step down as manager of Wigan following the club's relegation from the Premier League. The Spaniard, who has been ...

Ferguson heads into retirement seeking 1 more win
Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury holidays, watching horse racing, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.
UK: Undercover officers used IDs of dead children
A senior U.K. policeman says that British undercover officers often used the identities of dead children as aliases, confirming a recent newspaper ...

Tottenham and Arsenal in top-4 fight again
On the final day of last season, Arsenal narrowly held off fierce rival Tottenham to claim third place in the Premier League — which proved more ...

Briton sentenced to 8 years for UK soldier's death
A Cyprus criminal court on Friday sentenced a British teenager to eight years in prison over the stabbing death of a British soldier during a ...
English FA approves minimum 5-game ban for racism
Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction ...

Column: Love or hate Beckham, he can't be ignored
Like his former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, David Beckham has picked the right time and best way to retire — as a winner and before the ...
Reaction to Beckham announcing his retirement
Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: ___ "David Beckham, one of the ...

A look at some of Beckham's most famous haircuts
Through the years, David Beckham has become as famous for his hair styles as for his free kicks. Here's a look at some of his more famous ...

NZ shows up plodding England on 1st day at Lord's
In the curtain-raiser to an action-packed English summer of international cricket, New Zealand stole the show by limiting England to a plodding 160-4 ...
Trump goes to court to oppose Scotland wind farm
American tycoon Donald Trump is taking legal action to challenge the Scottish government's decision to approve an offshore wind farm near his luxury ...

Coetzee tells Spain: Drop pro-bullfighting law
Nobel Literature laureate J.M. Coetzee has called on Spain to abandon plans to protect bullfighting, making a rare public appeal against what he ...